Head for barrels and the like.



A. 1. HOUSE & H. B. RUGGLES. HEAD rm? BARRELS AND THE LIKE. APPLICATIONHLED 'AUG. 7. H5.

Patented May 7,1918. 1.

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HEAD FOR BARRELS AND THE LIKE APPLICATION man AUG-7. 19:5.

1,265,658. Patented May 7,1918.

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HE. R215 [as nnrr srairns are err ARTHUR J. HODGE AND HENRY B. RUGGLES,0F PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNORS TO AMERICAN PRODUCTS COMPANY, OF ST.LOUIS, MISSOURI.

HEAD FOB BARRELS AND THE LIKE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Way 7, 1918.

Application filed August 7, 1915. Serial No. 44,238.

To on whom it may concern:

Be ,itknown that we, ARTHUR J. Honor: and HENRY B. RUGGLES, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Pasadena, in the county of Los Angelesand State of California, have invented certain new and use fulImprovements in Heads for Barrels and the like, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention has relation to certain new and useful improvements inheads for barrels and the like,of the form shown in our co pendingvapplication, Serial No. 20,453 and has for its primary object, theprovision of a head formed of interlocked corrugated members secured,together at points along their edges, so that when expanded radiallytotightenthe head and secure the same in a barrel or the like, the edgesof said members will move outwardly together.

Theinvention has for'another object, the provision of a removable headof this character in which the cooperating concave-convex disks or headmembers will be arranged with their radial corrugations alternating toclose the spacebetween the edges of said disks or head members, andthereby prevent dust and other foreign matter from accumulating betweensaid disks or head members,

and also make, it impossible for any party to insert a tool of anycharacter between the disks or head members for the purpose of tamperingwith the head tightening mech 4 the head,,sh ow1ng the interlocklng ofthe anism in the center of said disks or head members.

The invention has for a further object, the provisionof a head of theabove stated char- "acter, in which the concavo-convex disks or headmembers will be securely locked together at. spaced distances alongtheir edges to allow a transverse spreading of said disks or headmembers as well as a radial spreading of the same, as the spaced apartcentral portionsof said disks or head members are drawn together totighten the head 1n a barrel or the like. u

o The invention has for a still further ob ect, the provision of a headof this character in which the disks or head members will be arrangedwith their convex faces outwardly and'the edges of said disks or headmembers interlocked and connected so that they will spread and movetogether as they are forced outwardly into the croze of a barrel or thelike, as thecenters of said disks or head members are drawn toward oneanother to tighten I the head and secure the same in the barrel or otherreceptacle within which it is placed.

A still further object of the invention resldes in the provision of ahead of this character which will be strong and durable and may bereadily inserted in a barrel or other receptacle or removed from thesame, and will be of such construction that it may be readily sealedafter being secured in position by suitable means, such as the sealinmeans disclosed in our previously referrec to copending application,Serial No. 20,453.

WVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will behereinafter more in detail described, and the asserted noveltyspecifically pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which clearly and fully illustrate theinvention Figure 1 is a top plan view of a barrel head constructed inaccordance with this invention and resting in a cylindrical receptacleof conventional form,

. Fig. 2. is a transverse vertical section through the same, 7

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing the head after 'the same hasbeen securely fastened and sealed in position,

Fig. 4 is a transverse vertical section of ,Fig. 3,

- Fig. 515a fragmentary edge elevation of corrugations of the headsections, and

. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary detail plan view .of the head, showing indotted lines the rawhich we haveshown only the upper portion, and whichisprovided with a croze 2 adjacent its end, and which croze is shown asbeing produced by slightly decreasing the interior diameter "of thereceptacle above and below the point at which the croze 2 is located,thereby providing the lower shoulder 3 and upper shoulder 4 of saidcroze 2,

with the lower shoulder 3 projecting slightly farther toward thelongitudinal center of the receptacle than the upper shoulder 4, so thatthe connected and radially corru- Cit gated disks and 6 may be readilyplaced in position to rest upon said lower shoulder as will be readilyunderstood by referring to Figs. 1 and oi the drawings. The disks 5 and6 are preferably formed of compressed pulp or fiber or slightly flexiblecharacter, though other materials may be used.

T he first n'ientioned or inner disk 5 of the head is arranged so thatthe radial corrugations thereof are otset from the radial cor rugationsf the second mentioned or outer disk oi id head, and said disks 5 and 6have their convex races positioned out we 'dly to soace the centralportions of said diskslroin one another, while the corrugated edges ofsaid disks are brought together and interlocked, as will be readily seenby referring to the drawings, thereby closing the space between theedges of said di is and preventing the entrance of dust or other 'l'oreign matter or the insert-ion of a tool between said disks for thepurpose of tampering; with the head tightening mechtending through thecentral por- Tits 5 and 6, and which will be later desci d.

The disks and 6 are securely fastened. together at spaced distancesalong their edge, by suitable permanent securing members T, whichprevent said disks 5 and 6 lroin being separated. The permanent securingmembers 7 also prevent the edge of one of the dis Z5 5 and 6 from movingoutwardly beyond the edge of the remaining or opposite disk and furtherprevent rotary moven ent of one disk independent of the remaining disk,and at the same time permit the disks 5 and 6 to spread transversely orflatten out between said permanent securing members 7, as the centralportions of said disks 5 and 6 are drawn together and the edges oi saiddisks 5 and 6 thereby forced outwardly. l he radial and transverse e1;-pansion of the disks 5 and 6 of the head is indicated by dotted lines inthe fragmentary plan view (Fig. 6), and will be readily understood byreferring to this figure.

While any suitable head tightening means may be employed for drawingtogether the c nt'al portions of said disks 5 and 6, we have shown atightening screw 8 extended through a plate 9 secured upon the outerCORYE-X ace of the outer disk 6 and having a countersunk centralapertured portion 10 to accommodate the screw head 11 when the disks 5and 6 are drawn together, it being understood that the tightening" screw8, after being extended through a spacing block 12. is threaded througha central plate 13 carried by the inner disk 5, so that rotation of thetightening screw 8 in one direction will draw toward one another the central portions of the disks 5 and 6 and thereby spread the same radiallyand cause a transverse spreading of the connected edges of said disks 5and 6 to tighten the same against the vertical or main wall of the croze2. It will be evident that rotation of the tightening screw 8 in thereverse direction will permit an outward movement of the centralportions oi the disks 5 and 6 and thereby allow the latter to resumetheir original Or normal positions, and withdraw the connected edges ofsaid disks 5 and 6 from binding engagement with the vertical or mainwall of the croze 2, so'that the head may be readily withdrawn orremoved from the receptacle. It will also be understood that thetighteningscrew 8 is prevented from working out of position by means ofa locking pin ll extended through the same and bearing against an innerprotecting plate 15 secured to the inner face of the central portion ofthe outer disk 6 to prevent injury tothe latte-r. Injury to the disk 5is also prevented by the inner protecting plate 16 secured to the innerface of the central portion of said inner disk 5 and also serving asupport for the spacing block 12, previously mentioned.

ll hile any suitable sealing means may be employed to preventunauthorized parties from reaching and tampering with the tighteningscrew 8, we have shown the plate 9 as being provided with oppositelyextended cars 17, which may be readily bent over the screw head 11 andoverlapped, as shown in the drawings, one ofthe ears 17 carrying a stud18 which extends through a recess 19 formed in the remaining ear 17 andtermed of such material that a blow upon the stud will flatten out thesame to form a looking or sealing head 20, and thereby prevent the ears1'? from being again bent out wardly to expose the screw head 11 withoutfirst destroying the sealing stud l8. s It will therefore be seen thatunauthorized parties will not be able to remove the head after it hasonce been secured in position and sealed, without leaving evidence oftheir act, l

It will be understood that while we have shown and descdbed this form ofsealing means, which is also clearly described in our co-penuingapplication, Serial l lo.,20,4c53, any other suitabl sealing means maybe employed in connection with this former head.

ll hilethe preferred embodiment of the invention has been shown andillustrated, it will be understood that minor changes in the details orconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts may be made withinthe scope of the appended claims without departing; from the spirit ofthe invention or sacrificing any or" the advantages of the same.

lihat is claimed is l. A receptacle closing head comprising pair ofexpanding disks connected at their uter edees and capable of making atight joint at their edges with a receptacle when they are expanded.

2. A head comprising a pair of corrugated disks, means for forcingoutwardly the edges of said disks, and means for securing together theedges of said disks and causing the transverse spreading action of thesame as said edges move outwardly.

3. A head comprising a pair of corrugated disks having their edgesinterlocked, means for securing together said edges, and means fordrawing together the centers of said disks to expand the head.

4. A head comprising a pair of concavoconvex disks, means for securingtogether the edges of said disks, and means for causing a radial andtransverse expansion of said disks.

5. A head comprising a pair of disks having their edges connected andtheir central portions spaced apart, means for drawing together thecentral portions of said disks and causing an outward movement of theedges thereof, and means for covering and protecting the last mentionedmeans.

6. A head comprising a pair of corrugated disks having convex outerfaces, the

Copies of this patent may be obtained for edges of said disks beinginterlocked and the corrugations of said disks being offset from oneanother, means for drawing together the central portions of said disksto cause an expansion of the same and thereby increase the diameter ofthe head, and spaced securing members for connecting the edges of saiddisks and causing said edges to move together during expansion of saiddisks.

7. A head comprising a pair of radially corrugated concavo-convex disks,means for securing together the edges of said disks, the corrugations ofeach disk being offset from the corrugations of the opposite disk, saiddisks having their convex faces positioned outwardly, means for drawingtoward one another the central portions of said disks, and means forreinforcing the central portions of said disks, means for limitinginward movement of the central portions of said disks, and a protectingseal for the means for drawing the central portions of the disks towardone another.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures.

ARTHUR J. HODGE. HENRY B. RUGGLES.

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